Restaurants worth exploring: How to make your days in South Coast a culinary delight After some lovely days of relaxing and culinary exploration in Malindi, we were heading southwards, to Diani. Until the upcoming Southern…
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St. Thomas Royal Palm – not there yet!
I like describing places as hidden gems. Probably because that is what we look for. St. Thomas Royal Palm might soon be one. For now, in gem analogies, it is an uncut one. Well, hidden…
Two hidden restaurant gems on the beach in Mayungu
Day 4 and 5 of our Christmas road trip: taking it easy, but still on a mission to explore. Mayungu, between Malindi and Watamu, features two beach restaurants. Such places can be real hidden gems,…
Tsavo East and Aruba Lodge
When our 2019 Christmas plans suddenly changed for reasons beyond our control, we had the option of spending the festive season in Nairobi, or improvise something. Spontaneity it was! The Kenya Coast is generally fully…
Monsoons – one of the best beach restaurants in Africa!
Sublime beach restaurant off the beaten track Getting to Monsoons is a journey, through the busy town of Mtwapa, and some good 20 minutes down a rough and bumpy dirt road. It is worth the…
Nairobi-Mombasa by road – a 482 km slow and scenic drive!
The 490 kms of road between Nairobi and Mombasa can take 6-7 hours with good driving conditions. While there are no major stopover attractions along the road, it is a scenic drive. About 100 kms…
**See Africa Today** Nyege Nyege Festival: Jinja on fire!
The quiet town of Jinja, commonly known as the source of the Nile, has become home to a new attraction which keeps increasing in popularity. Launched in 2015, the Nyege Nyege festival has become a…
Tiwi Beach – off the beaten track in Kenya
If you are a seasoned traveler in Kenya, you may feel that Mombasa, Malindi and Lamu are “been there done that“, and that Diani has become too touristic too. In that case, Tiwi Beach is…
Al Ain – a Green Haven in the Desert
Al Ain is an oasis city, quite off the beaten track in the Emirates. The Al Ain Oasis and Jebel Hafeet are among the best-known landmarks